057 Spy

[jammin_with_ed]

Who: Ed and Spike
What: A BOUNTY (or so Spike thinks)
When: Tuesday
Where: Spike's place and probably moving to around the castle
Rating: PG-13 at most

Edward burst through Spike's door without any thought to knocking, privacy or, well, anything really. Tomato was balanced precariously on her head as she threw the door open and looked around, "Spiiiiiiiiiike! Spikey Spikey Spike Spike!"

No response. She frowned, taking a more proper look at the room. "Not here?" With a sigh she shuts the door and start searching for her wayward crew mate and friend. She checked all the likely places - the kitchen, the couches in the lobby, even the garage. After an hour of fruitless searching she remembered that he had moved into the town and she wasted no time in racing out the castle doors and downtown.

She bounced up and down the main street, computer still inexplicably balanced on her head as she goes. Finally she spotted her prey sprawled on a bench. With a wicked grin she dropped to the ground, slithering behind the bench. She popped up, grinning over the back at him, "Spiiiiiiiike!!"

Comments

[gottaknockhard]

Spike bent to read the screen. Like he was even considering this. Although that she went so far as to make up a reward made the whole thing weirdly nostalgic. "Ten-thousand caisos? You've been holding out on me, Ed."

He was careful not to agree, still keeping things conversational. "When did you lose it?"

[jammin_with_ed]

Heee. Success! She knew it would work! She remembered using it once before... though for the life of her she couldn't remember why she'd used it to track someone... oh well. She grinned, "Edward doesn't buy things. Edward just wishes!"

Where did she lose it? That was a silly question. "Edward didn't looooooose it! Someone stole it!" Silly Spike. She tapped her cheek with one finger, thinking, "Edward had it in Edward's roooom. Then Edward took it outside. But Edward stopped to see Arshi and when Edward came out again it was gooooooooooone!"

[gottaknockhard]

"Arshi?" He hadn't been keeping up with Ed's friends, or most of the people in the castle, but that was usually the place to start with these things.

He still wasn't convinced that it was stolen, or that it wasn't just the castle messing with her. Yet he was still asking questions, so that spoke to how desperate he was for a distraction.

[jammin_with_ed]

"Uh-huh. Arshi is Edward's arachnisheep! Edward met him when Edward went on the expedition two years ago."

She smiles. She has bittersweet memories from that expedition. You know, with the near kidnapping and getting covered with blood... and scaring Faye coming back covered in blood. Yeah. Good times.

[gottaknockhard]

That answer didn't make a lot of sense to him, other than it was some kind of pet. So probably not the one that stole it. More than likely.

"Maybe the castle took it back."

[jammin_with_ed]

Only Spike would blame a sheep for stealing a scooter. Silly Spike, how would Arshi fit?!

She frowned, shaking her head. "Edward doesn't think Disa-Disa does that. Edward's scooter was still here when Edward came back from Paris. Edward found it in the garage."

[gottaknockhard]

Can't trust an animal with anything. Maybe the sheep ate it. Especially if it was some weird alien-sheep. Spike wouldn't be surprised at all.

"Didn't think to put a tracker or anything on it?" He was still trying to take the lazy way out, but who could blame him? His enthusiasm is so fickle.